Packaging means for toy pistols



June 17, 1952 a o, WESLEY PACKAGING MEANS FOR TOY PISTOLS Filed Dec. 24, 1947 INVENTOR. Rose-@7- (7. lK'SLfY Patented June 17, 1952 FUZNITED STATE-S PATENT OFFICE Robert 0. Wesley, Plymouth,zMich assignorto Daisy Manufacturing Company, Plymouth, Mich a corporation of Michigan Application-December 24, 1947,'Serial No. 7935669 3 Claims. 1

-.ne of the objects-of this invention is tosub- :stantiallyreduce the cost of packaging pistols in individual cartons by eliminating the fillers or spacers heretofore employed to prevent displacementlof the ,pistols in their respective cartons, :and thereby not only conserving on the ma- .terial usedin forming the package, but in addition greatly reducing the time required in packa n Another object of this invention is to provide a-carton having a width approximating the .widthof the pistol structure in advance of the gripand having the rear end open enabling the pistol,to be slipped into the carton. Theopening isladapted to be closed by flaps and clearance ior-thepistolgrip is providedfor by an opening extending along the bottom wall of .the carton from the opening at the rear end of the carton. Thus cartons having pistols therein may be nested together .in a manner-enabling packaging .a substantial number of cartons in a shipping container .of relatively small .size. .Moreover a carton constructed inaccordance with .the above enables displaying a part of the merchandise so that the shop keeper is not inconvenienced by prospective purchasers opening the cartons. In fact a facsimile of the portion of the pistol .concealedmay be printed or otherwise applied to'the carton, if desired.

A further feature of this invention is to provide a carton of thetype-set forth having a slot in the bottom wall adjacent the front end of :the carton. This arrangement enables position- ;ing two cartons with their bottom walls adja- .cent one another in a manner such that the'usual earorzprojection depending from the bottom of the grip'on the pistol in one carton may be-engaged in the slot formed in the other carton, and the ear depending from the bottom of the grip on thepistol in the other carton may be engaged sintheslot formedin the first named carton. Thus adjacent cartons are held against relative movement in a shipping container, and may be readily separated when desired without interfering with the individual cartons.

The foregoing as well as other objects will be made more apparent as this description proceeds, especially when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the two cartons having pistols therein and showing one of the cartons in section;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one of the cartons showing the end flaps in their open positions;

. wall H,- at the rear .end of-the latter.

1 Figures Bandt l arerespectively sectional views taken .on the lines 13-3: and .4-4 0f :Figure l.

The ;pistol ,packaging means forming the subject matter of this'invention comprises two cartons I!) and II formed of heavy paper, cardboard .or some equivalent inexpensive material capable .of being folded. The two cartons are interchangeable and although this invention ris -not .concerned with theparticular method of forming the cartons,:nevertheless,. each cartonispref- 'erably formed fromasingle sheetof stock'seored atthe proper points to enablereadily foldingethe same into box form.

The rear end 12 of each cartonisopen'and is closed'by-foldable flaps 1.3, 14 and 1:5 respectively formed on 'oppositeaside walls It and on the .-.top The" flap t3 is-formedwith a foldable-tongue l8 and the flap l-'4 is formed with a slot 19 :for receiving :the tongue in the foldedpositionof the latter .to lioldthe fiapsin their'respective closed positions.

The front end of each carton may also be open in-which event fiaps20,-2l and 2.2 are respectively formed. on the-front ends of the topwall 11,.bottom wall 23 and side wall Hi. The flap 22is formed *with a tongue .24 adapted -.to be :folded to a closedposition in the front'endof the carton adjacent the inner surface of the side wall 16 opposite the :side .wall to which the .flap -22 is attached.

The :bottomwall 23-of each carton isformed with .an opening; 25 extending forwardly. fromthe rear open end of the carton in-themanner clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2 of .the drawing. It will furtherbenoted-from the above-figures of thedrawing thata narrow slot 26 is formed in the bottom wall .23 of each carton adjacent the front endof the latter,and is elongated in the direction oflength of the bottom wall 23.

The length of each carton approximates the ,overall length of a toy pistol -P having the'usual barrel B, barrelsupporting ,frame F, trigger slide T and grip G depending from the rear end of the barrel supporting frame. The width of each carton approximates the combined width of the barrel supporting frame and trigger slide, and the slot 25 in the bottom wall 23 receives the pistol grip G enabling the portion of the latter extending below the trigger slide to project out of the carton.

Assuming that the front end of the carton ID, for example, is closed by the flaps 20-22 and that the flaps I3--|5 at the rear end of the carton are in their open positions shown in Figure 2 of the drawing, a pistol P may be slipped muzzle first into the carton through the rear opening. Inasmuch as the openin 25 in the bottom wall 23 of the carton is connected at its rear end to the open rear of the carton, the pistol grip G merely slides forwardly in the opening 25 and the latter is of sufl'icient length to enable sliding the pistol to its forwardmost position wherein the front end of the barrel abuts the front end of the carton. The flaps l3--l5 may then be folded to their closed positions shown in Figure l of the drawing, and the entire pistol with the exception of the lower end portion of the grip G is enclosed. Since the carton is about the same length as the pistol and is about the same width as the enclosed portion of the pistol, it follows that shifting movement of the pistol in the carton is prevented without the use of spacers or fillers. Moreover, the size of the carton for a given size pistol is reduced to a minimum, and as a result, a considerable saving in material is efiected. If desired, a picture of the portion of the pistol concealed by the carton may be applied to one or both sides of the carton enabling the contents of the carton to be determined without the necessity of Opening the carton.

The pistols may be packaged in pairs by positioning a pair of cartons in the manner shown in Figure 1 of the drawings with one carton inverted and reversed with respect to the other. The pistols P in the respective cartons assume the same relative positions, so that the grip G of the pistol in the carton l0 projects toward the front end of the carton H and the grip G of the pistol in the carton H extends toward the front end of the carton [0. In this connection it is pointed out that in many pistols of the type illustrated, ears or projections 21 are formed on the bottom walls of the grips G and extend downwardly from the latter walls. Advantage is taken of these ears during packaging by so arranging the slots 26 in adjacent bottom walls of the cartons that the slot in the carton l0 receives the ear 21 on the pistol in the carton II and the slot 26 in the carton ll receives the ear on the grip of the pistol in the carton 10. Thus the two cartons are held against relative displacement and may be readily separated when desired without opening either carton. It will also be noted that the foregoing renders it possible to nest the cartons in a manner enabling packaging a substantial number of cartons with pistols therein in a relatively small container which, of course, is advantageous from the standpoint of reducing shipping costs.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In combination, a pair of pistols, means for packaging said pistols, with one in an inverted and reverse position with respect to the other, each of said pistols including a grip portion and a projection extending from the bottom of the grip portion, said packaging means comprising a pair of cartons for the respective pistols, having openings in the bottom walls, through which the grip portions of the pistols project, and having slots in said walls for respectively receiving said pistol grip portion projections so as to releasably retain said pair of cartons against relative movement.

2. In combination, a pair of pistols and means for packaging the same, with one of said pistols inverted and reversed with respect to the other, each of said pistols including a grip portion and a projection extending from the bottom of the grip portion, said packaging means comprising a pair of like, interchangeable cartons for the respective pistols, havin openings in the bottom walls through which the grip portions of the pistols project, and having slots in said walls longitudinally spaced from the openings, the slot in one carton being located in such a position as to receive the projection projecting from the bottom of the pistol in the other carton, and the slot in the latter carton being located in such a position as to receive the projection extending from the bottom of the pistol grip in said one carton, so as to releasably retain the said cartons against relative movement.

3. In combination, a pair of pistols and means for packaging the same, with one pistol inverted and reversed relative to the other, each of said pistols including a grip portion and a projection extending from the bottom of the grip portion, said packaging means comprising a pair of interchangeable cartons having one end open for respectively receiving the pistols, and having flaps foldable to close said open end, each of said cartons having a width less than the overall width of the pistol disposed therein and having an opening in the bottom wall extending to the open end for receiving the grip portion of the pistol, each of said cartons also having a slot in said bottom wall longitudinally spaced from said opening and receiving the projection extending from the bottom of the grip of the pistol in the other carton, while the slot in the latter carton receives the projection on the pistol in the said one carton, whereby to releasably retain said cartons against relative movement.

ROBERT O. WESLEY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,901,036 Kinkead Mar. 14, 1933 2,129,501 Mann Sept. 6, 1938 2,237,920 Armitt Apr. 8, 1941 2,385,400 Briggs Sept. 25, 1945 2,444,987 Giessen July 13, 1948 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 402,604 Great Britain Dec. 7, 1933 

